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North West Tasmanian farmers are preparing to challenge olive oil in the premium end of the oil market. The Nichols family at Redbank farm at Sisters Creek are in the…
After more than two years of work and negotiation with the government, the AOA has recently announced that the long-awaited national Research and Development Levy (R&D Levy) will commence on…
New World producers have again failed in a bid to raise the limit for campesterol in olive oil, which they say acts as a trade barrier and discriminates against their…
Use of olive oil as a loss leader for Spain’s supermarkets might be snuffed out under talks between the country’s government, retailers and olive oil sector. On February 12, agreement…
Adele Mazoudier, John Attwood and their local Tamworth growers intend to hold a competition among the young chefs around Tamworth. The winner will then be sponsored by the Tamworth Growers…
Look out olive oil. Production of high-oleic acid soybean oil is set to rise 20-fold in less than five years and biotech giants Monsanto and DuPont expect food industry demand…
Olive oil tasting needs to follow precise rules, and the use of the right tools. A famous cobalt blue glass is one of them. According to the International Olive Oil…
Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: one of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the…
In the last three years, with the economic crisis plaguing the main players in this sector, regional and state governments have continued to throw to the winds various plans to…
Nigella and Jamie might have to rethink some recipes after warnings of an international shortage of extra virgin olive oil. The ingredient, generously drizzled over everything from salads to pasta…